Colorado Rockies

Rockies pitcher Brett Anderson works fast, and teammates notice

By Patrick SaundersThe Denver Post

Posted:
03/19/2014 12:01:00 AM MDT

Starting pticher Brett Anderson #30 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Seattle Mariners during the spring training game at Peoria Stadium on March 5, 2014 in Peoria, Arizona. (Christian Petersen, Getty Images)

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Baseball games at Coors Field take a while to complete. Since 2009, the average time of a nine-inning game at Coors is right at three hours. That ranks behind Fenway Park (3:08) and Yankee Stadium (3:05) for the third-longest games in the majors.

New Rockies lefty Brett Anderson should help to shave that time down a bit. As he has shown during spring training, Anderson likes to get the ball and throw. There's no messing around.

"I try to be as efficient as possible," he said.

His teammates, especially shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, have noticed.

"The thing I'm most proud of so far this spring is that Tulo and (Justin) Morneau, and (Drew) Stubbs, too, said they appreciate how quick I work," Anderson said. "That's always great to hear."

Chatwood shines. While his teammates took Tuesday off, right-hander Tyler Chatwood put in a productive day of work. Pitching against the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A team at Salt River Fields, Chatwood pitched six scoreless innings, walking none and striking out five. He threw 72 pitches, 51 for strikes.

Opening-day lottery. The Rockies announced Tuesday that a limited number of Rockpile tickets and general admission/standing-room-only tickets for the new Rooftop deck for the April 4 home opener will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. As in the past, a line lottery system will be utilized in order to ensure an equal chance for fans to purchase tickets. For more information, call 303-ROCKIES or go to rockies.com. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post